Acting white and talking White?

Acting white and talking white. Acting black and talking black. Exactly what does that mean?

These were terms created by white people. Since whites have always thought their way was the right way, they wanted to make a distinction between how they act and how blacks act. Blacks later on adopted this concept, and like whites, continually use it today.

Acting white implies that one likes music that is mostly by white singers. Dresses either preppy, goth, punk, emo, girly, or skater. Talking white, implies that whites speak standard English, meaning they speak the American version of the Queen's language. On top of that "talking white" also means, one has no black "accent", meaning one does not have the deep voice that many blacks have.

Although the faulty part of this is that Southern whites do not speak standard English, and often can be compared to those who speak Cockney instead of the Queen's English in Britain.

Also a problem with "talking white", is that many white people, mostly the young, use slang, yet that is still somehow considered "talking white".

Acting black means one likes black music, most specifically rap and hip hop. They wear clothes like Apple Bottom and Baby Phat. Talking black refers to Ebonics (a vernacular). It also refers to the the deep accent blacks have.

Often when a black person does not speak Ebonics, and does not listen to rap, and does not wear Baby Phat, they are accused of "being white", hence terms like Oreo...Uncle Tom, is a step worse than Oreo because Uncle Tom implies the black person will sell out their race, selling out their race usually means, turning on blacks, such things that make people Uncle Toms, is when black people defend racism against black people (which does happen alot).

Many mixed people often deal with accusations from black people for "acting white" and "being ashamed of their black side".

White people often, regardless of the mixed person's personality, expect them to know certain "black things" because they are half black.

Usually if a mixed person associates more with whites, and speaks Standard English, and wears clothes more common amongst whites, they are often labeled "white washed". Another thing that is considered "acting white" is taking your studies serious. I don't know how an education is a bad thing.

But most mixed people like and dislike based on how they are raised and what they are exposed to.

For some black people, the problem with blacks and mixed people who "act white" isn't just that they act different from most blacks, but also because they hang out more around white people instead.

As for white people, they do not like the gangsta or ghetto image...and usually its the blacks who exhibit the gangsta and ghetto image, that have a problem with blacks and mixed people, who do not exhibit stereotypical black behaviors.